LS2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Leeds, The Leylands and Woodhouse, in Leeds.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LS2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in LS2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How LS2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LS2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LS2 at a rate of 387.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 121.1 per 1,000 people across the LS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 427 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LS2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,418), other crime (1,249) and shoplifting (1,066).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LS2 was 425.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in LS2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LS2 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LS2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds 055J | 1,416 | 131.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.9% |
| Leeds 063F | 2,643 | 121.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.7% |
| Leeds 111B | 3,481 | 1,247.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 67.5% |
| Leeds 111C | 1,344 | 1,224.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 76.5% |
MPs for LS2
- Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)MP for Leeds Central and Headingley95% of LS2’s postcodes
- Hilary BennLabourMP for Leeds South5.3% of LS2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in LS24
Council1
Towns in LS21
Postcode districts next to LS27
Nearest rail stations4
More in the LS postcode area2
LS2 in brief
LS2 is a postcode district covering Leeds, The Leylands and Woodhouse, in Leeds.
About 14,267 people lived in LS2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £150,000 in 2025 across 35 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 387.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LS2 was £150,000 in 2025.
LS2 had 11,218 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LS2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LS2, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.